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Positive Training Methods for Puppies – 4 Tips for Success

Positive training methods are becoming increasingly popular and work well when your puppy is young. This training method rewards puppies for successfully completing a task. Once a puppy understands the kind of behavior that gets him a rewar.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: February 18, 2024

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Six “Military” Style Methods to Outsmart Late Season Roosters

By now late season roosters have been hunted hard, so they’re more wary. Hardened and experienced, these birds flush at greater distances at the mere sound or sight of danger. Add paranoia and the uncanny ability to become elusive and sca.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: February 5, 2024

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Overcoming In-Season Obstacles with Your Bird Dog

Between dangers in the field and training-related issues while hunting, how do you handle and prepare for obstacles that may arise this season?
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By: gundogcentral
Posted: September 24, 2023

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HUNT DOVES ALL DAY

There had been no birds for at least an hour. The last dove that flew by was met with a string of pellets. The dove lay next to five others on an old heavy, weathered canvas bag that saw double-duty in the duck blind. I looked up at my fath.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: September 1, 2023

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Waterfowlers Glossary

Each subgroup of the hunting culture has their own language. Within that, every group of hunting friends have their own terms and points of reference in the blind. One of the many things we can agree on as we talk to non-hunters is that it .. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: August 7, 2023

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The Importance of Mental Stimulation for Sporting Breed Puppies

Training your puppy starts the moment he comes home, and it begins with mental stimulation. Keeping him on task from the beginning will build a better adult sporting dog—but how do you do it? Read on for advice on how to hold a puppy’s .. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: June 26, 2023

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Nutrition to Support Your Sporting Breed Puppy’s Digestive Health

Digestive health is integral to a puppy’s overall health. The digestive system turns food into building blocks (nutrients) used by every other system, such as the muscular, skeletal, respiratory, and nervous systems, for proper growth and.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: May 31, 2023

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4 Great Ways to Shoot Your Dog

Karl, a German shorthaired pointer, zig zagged his way through the humid, early season corn maze. These South Dakota stalks stood tall, taller than even an NBA center, and if a bird flushed up it’d make for tricky shooting. To harvest a b.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: May 21, 2023

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Nutrition’s Role in Supporting Your Sporting Breed Puppy’s Immune System

A sporting breed puppy’s exposure to the natural world can occur early in life, and frequently. Introduction to the woods and waters in which they will eventually work is important for future training. However, these environments often co.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: May 14, 2023

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How To Support Joint Health in Your Sporting Dog

When we think about the longevity of our hardworking sporting dogs in the fields and blinds, joint health is often a point of concern. They run hard in a variety of conditions, they jump over logs or stone walls, and they twist and turn the.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 17, 2023

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How Much to Feed a Sporting Breed Puppy

Puppies are a lot of things. They’re curious, they take a lot of naps, and when they wake up they’ve got a tremendous amount of energy. They’ve got powerful appetites and are always on the lookout for the next meal. But there’s more.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: April 2, 2023

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When and How to Socialize a Sporting Breed Puppy

Socializing puppies when they’re young is key to building strong and confident adult sporting dogs. Puppies need to learn about everything, which includes the environments in which they’ll live and work, people, other dogs and animals, .. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: March 20, 2023

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Should Your Sporting Dog Shift to an Off-season Diet?

Sporting dogs burn a lot of calories during the hunting season. To support their elevated nutritional needs, savvy handlers feed them performance kibble. Off-season nutritional needs are often different, and that’s why many handlers shift.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: March 6, 2023

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Can Sporting Breed Puppies Eat Adult Dog Food?

Sporting breed puppies are bred and trained to work. As a result, they have very different nutritional needs from those of a future house dog. Puppy formulas are typically more nutrient dense when compared to most adult formulas, to meet th.. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: February 19, 2023

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How Nutrition Supports Trainability in Your Sporting Breed Puppy

Sporting breed puppies have a lot to learn. Nutrition that fuels healthy brain function and learning supports a puppy’s ability to master a variety of tasks. Puppy diets that contain clinically proven levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) .. more ..

By: gundogcentral
Posted: January 29, 2023